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SSG 156 Kyng vs Banner PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Oenomaus Doctore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 18 losses; Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Doctore shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doctore tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Doctore drops back down to his feet.
Barnes is trying to trip Doctore. He has hold of a leg but Doctore is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barnes persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doctore (0) vs (2) Barnes
Barnes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doctore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Doctore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doctore with the active half guard here but Barnes passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Doctore (0) vs (5) Barnes
Doctore is not content to let Barnes control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Doctore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doctore manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Doctore won't allow it.
Barnes trying to control from Doctore's half guard. Doctore has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barnes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doctore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doctore has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doctore (2) vs (5) Barnes
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doctore manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doctore (2) vs (7) Barnes
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes controlling from the top position.
Doctore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doctore (4) vs (7) Barnes
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doctore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Doctore from controlling successfully.
Doctore tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Doctore is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Doctore has managed to sneak the leg through.
Doctore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Doctore eventually gives up the hold.
Doctore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Doctore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doctore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Doctore is very close to passing his half guard.
Doctore is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Doctore wants to work for an arm triangle but Barnes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Doctore is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Doctore eventually gives up the hold.
Doctore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doctore stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Doctore forces his way into half guard.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doctore (4) vs (9) Barnes
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doctore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doctore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barnes passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Doctore (4) vs (12) Barnes
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Doctore is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position but Doctore is working away.
Doctore is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnes wants to control but Doctore is keeping him busy.
Barnes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Doctore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doctore tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes taking a breather here.
Barnes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doctore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doctore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Doctore is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Doctore is defending well.
We've been informed that Barnes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doctore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Doctore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doctore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Doctore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doctore is trying to get back to full guard.
Doctore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doctore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doctore won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Doctore is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Doctore is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Doctore actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes controlling the action here.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doctore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barnes is looking for a kimura here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is controlling the pace.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnes wins on points by 12 to 4.
Our winner, Trevor Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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